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Portugal is a short country with a long Atlantic coast, and the ocean decides more than the calendar does. Porto in October and Faro in October are two different weddings. For most UK couples the choice comes down to June or September. The better question is which end of the country suits which…
Usually, yes. The guides agree that two visitors can open a marriage file in Portugal without living there. Where they split is one document: published guides say British couples need a certificate of no impediment, and a notice on GOV.UK says some do not. Everything below is what usually applies.…
Portugal is sold as the good-value corner of Western Europe, and the published prices mostly support that. The trouble is that the published ranges are not for the same wedding. One is for 50 guests, another for 100, and a third is in sterling. Here is what the latest data says, in the currency it…
Written and checked by the I Do Abroad team · Last updated 10 November 2026 · Sources listed at the end of this page Ask a resort coordinator for the best month and you will get the month with a gap in the diary. The best month to marry in Mexico is the one where…
Yes, UK couples can marry in Mexico, and the marriage is generally recognised at home afterwards. What catches people out is that the beach ceremony is usually not the legal one. Mexico’s legal marriage is civil, conducted through the local Registro Civil, and the paperwork is set state by state.…
Mexico is the long-haul destination UK couples ask about most once they have ruled out Europe, and the first question is always the same: what does it actually cost once you add the flights, the ceremony and the fact that half the family wants to come. The honest answer is that the ceremony side is…
Ask ten Italian venues for the best month and you will get ten answers, because each one is selling its own calendar. Ask a UK couple who married there and the answer narrows fast. For most couples flying from Britain, the choice comes down to two windows: late May to mid June, or September into…
Yes, UK couples can have a legally binding civil ceremony in Italy, and a marriage that is valid under Italian law is recognised in the UK without any second ceremony at home. That is the short answer. The longer answer is that the paperwork is done in the UK before you fly, it takes weeks rather…
Greece is not one climate. It is two seas and a few hundred islands, and the month that flatters Santorini is not the month that flatters Corfu. For most UK couples the choice still narrows to two windows: late May into June, or September into the first half of October. The better question is which…
Yes. UK couples can have a legally binding civil wedding in Greece, and GOV.UK’s guidance is that a marriage abroad is recognised in the UK when it followed the local process and would have been allowed under UK law. The honest part is the paperwork. It starts at home, it runs through a Greek town…